Title :
The influence of MIMO terminal user´s hand on channel capacity
Author :
Zervos, T. ; Alexandridis, A. ; Peppas, K. ; Lazarakis, F. ; Dangakis, K. ; Soras, C. ; Lindmark, B.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Centre for Sci. Res. Demokritos, Inst. of Inf.&Telecommun., Athens
Abstract :
In this paper the impact of user´s hand holding a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) terminal on the system performance is investigated. A 4times4 MIMO system is considered with a personal digital assistant (PDA) terminal equipped with a compact array of 4 patch elements. The radiation patterns of the antenna elements are simulated in the presence of the other elements and in the presence of a user´s hand. The obtained patterns are used to evaluate the covariance matrix of the receive antenna which is incorporated in a correlation-based MIMO channel model. MIMO channel capacity is calculated to demonstrate the capacity degradation caused by the user´s hand.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna radiation patterns; channel capacity; correlation methods; microstrip antenna arrays; MIMO terminal; PDA terminal; antenna elements; channel capacity; correlation-based MIMO channel model; multiple-input-multiple-output terminal; patch elements; personal digital assistant terminal; radiation patterns; Antenna radiation patterns; Biological tissues; Channel capacity; Frequency; Humans; Impedance; MIMO; Mobile antennas; Personal digital assistants; System performance;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2006. EuCAP 2006. First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
978-92-9092-937-6
DOI :
10.1109/EUCAP.2006.4584854
